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Few people know that a river begins just a few miles east of Death Valley National Park and terminates in the area of the park known as Bad Water Basin. The Amargosa River is a federally recognized Wild and Scenic river and an important provider of habitat for migratory birds. For the past ten years, Len Warren has conducted surveys...

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One of the most important public parks programs — the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) — is getting closer to its expiration date on September 30. Without this program, public green spaces across the country will suffer.
Created just over...

From our not-so-forgotten corner of the Mojave desert:
Two of our major areas of work were featured in a series on climate change produced by the Desert Sun and distributed via USA Today!
[caption id="attachment_1651" align="aligncenter" width="499"] Our beloved vole featured among species threatened by changing climate.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1654" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Mapping and collecting data on springs and water flow across the Mojave and...

It felt a bit like the country mouse visiting his city cousins this week, as our Executive Director Patrick Donnelly ventured across the continent to Washington, D.C., to attend a celebratory reception at the Department of Interior for the new California Desert National Monuments. Senator Dianne Feinstein delivered impassioned remarks, commemorating the decades-long fight to protect desert landscapes, and Secretary...

For Immediate Release:
October 13, 2015
Contact:
Patrick Donnelly, Executive Director. 760.852.4339 or patrick@amargosaconservancy.org
SOUTHERN INYO COUNTY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAVEL TO
WHITEWATER PRESERVE IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS
(Shoshone, CA) – Ten residents of Southern Inyo County are making the 250 mile one-way journey to Whitewater Preserve near Palm Springs, California, to participate in a listening session with Senator Dianne Feinstein, Obama administration officials, and other...

Who is the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe?
The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe consists of close to 300 tribal members, 30 to 35 of whom reside in the Timbisha Indian Village. The General Council is the governing body of the tribe, which consists of all tribal members age 16 years of age and older. The General Council elects a Tribal Council every two years. ...

Independence, CA
On Wednesday, the Inyo County Planning Commission voted 5-0 in favor of a recommendation on the Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment (REGPA) which would drastically reduce the footprint of utility-scale solar energy across the landscape. The Commission recommended limiting solar development in Inyo County to facilities of less than 20 MW, just a small fraction of the size of industrial-scale facilities currently in...